Spoke-socket



(No-Model.)

J. H. STIGH. SPOKBSOGKET.

110., 417,698. Patented'Deo. 1'7, 1889.

UNITE STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H. STICH, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SPOKE-SOCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,598, dated December 17, 1889.

Application filed August 30, 1889. Serial No. 322,486. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH, H. STIOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Anti-Rattler Spoke-Brace, of which the following is a specification.

The tenons of buggy-spokes are liable to become loose in the felly, and the spoke is also liable to be broken close to the felly, thereby allowing the spoke to rattle.

The object of my'invention is to produce an effective anti-rattler spoke brace or socket, which can becast of metal at slight cost and can be easily and readily adjusted to secure the spoke in place.

My invention is described herein, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows the inside of a section of a wheel provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the outside of a section of a wheel provided with my invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of my invention detached from the felly. Fig. 4 is a View of the same with its arms spread to allow the spoke to be inserted.

My invention consists of a malleable-metal clamp or brace provided with a broad flat upper member A, fitted for the felly of a wheel and having means for securing it to the felly, and provided with the lower member B, provided with the concave face 0 to fit the spoke, having their upper edges curved to fit the inner side of the felly, and the arms D to clasp the spoke. I prefer to provide the ends of said arms with points E on the inner sides of the arms to press into the spoke.

The brace is preferably made of malleable iron, which can be cast very cheaply in quantities. It is preferably cast with the arms spread apart, as shown in Fig. 4, and is provided with two holes F near the top of the upper member A for screws G, by means of which the brace is secured to the felly.

In practice the brace with its arms spread, as shown in Fig. 4, is applied to the felly on the inner side thereof and secured by the screws Gr. The arms D are then hammered or otherwise bent around upon the spoke, into which the points E are forced. The arms are preferably of such length as to clasp the spoke without meeting, so that only a small portion of the brace is visible, except upon the side next the body of the vehicle, when the brace is attached, as above specified.

Now having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The malleable-metal spoke-brace consisting of the upper member fitted for the felly, the lower member provided with a concave face to fit the spoke, and the arms to clasp the spoke, having their upper edges curved to fit the inner side of the felly.

, JOSEPH H. STICI-I. WVitnesses: J AMES R. TOWNSEND, W. W. ROBINSON. 

